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Charlie Cates, M.S.

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Are you a candidate for MAT®?

At Muscle Activation Schaumburg, we often receive the question of, “How do I know if Muscle Activation Techniques® is something I should be…

Jan 12, 2018

Are you a candidate for MAT®?

Jan 12, 2018

Charlie Cates, M.S.

How muscles saved me from blowing out my knee

When I was 24 years old, I thought I had blown out my knee. I was playing in a basketball game in a rec league at DePaul University. During…

Jan 11, 2018

How muscles saved me from blowing out my knee

Jan 11, 2018

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Personal Training and MAT® — What’s the difference?

A question we often get at Muscle Activation Schaumburg is, “What’s the difference between Muscle Activation Techniques®(MAT®) and personal…

Sep 22, 2017

Personal Training and MAT® — What’s the difference?

Sep 22, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

The Best Version Of You

It is common knowledge that exercising on a regular basis allows your body feel and function its best, but yet many people fail to…

Sep 12, 2017

The Best Version Of You

Sep 12, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Brain Health — The Importance of Exercise

It is common knowledge that exercise is necessary for a healthy body, but what about for a healthy brain? While we would love for our…

Aug 19, 2017

Brain Health — The Importance of Exercise

Aug 19, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Why Your Workouts Aren’t Working

When you think of the reasons why you should exercise or do your workouts, what do you think of? Improving your health? Increasing your…

Jun 19, 2017

Why Your Workouts Aren’t Working

Jun 19, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Being Healthy — The Do’s and Don’ts

When striving to live a healthy life, things can often feel as if they are “all” or “none”. Today, you either “were healthy”, or you “were…

May 24, 2017

Being Healthy — The Do’s and Don’ts

May 24, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Supercharge Your Stretching With This One Simple Change

I used to stretch all the time growing up. I would stretch before I worked out. I would stretch after I worked out. I would stretch in the…

Jan 16, 2017

Supercharge Your Stretching With This One Simple Change

Jan 16, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Have tight hamstrings? Read this.

This past week, I worked with a client who described her hamstrings as “being on fire”. She is young, fit, and healthy, and had not…

Jan 3, 2017

Have tight hamstrings? Read this.

Jan 3, 2017

Charlie Cates, M.S.

7 Exercise Tips If Your Body Has Been Getting Achier For No Apparent Reason

Many prospective clients tell me that their body seems to be getting achier for no apparent reason. They weren’t in any accident. They…

Dec 21, 2016

7 Exercise Tips If Your Body Has Been Getting Achier For No Apparent Reason

Dec 21, 2016

Charlie Cates, M.S.

Charlie Cates, M.S.

M.S. — Exercise Science; Muscle Activation Techniques™ practioner & instructor; Certified Personal Trainer; blog @matschaumburg.com; connect w/ me @CharlieCates

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